Lesson 9 B

Question 1

What are 이 and 가 and when are they used?

Answer 1

이 and 가 are subject marking particles They show what the subject of the sentence is.

Question 2

What is the difference between 이 and 가?

Answer 2

이 is used when a consonant is ending the previous word and 가 is used when there is no final consonant (only vowel).

Question 3

What is the difference between 은 / 는 and 이 / 가?

Answer 3

은 / 는 has the nuance of “about” something, “as for” something, or even “unlike other things” or “different from other things.”
이 / 가 has the nuance of “none other than” “nothing but” and also, when used inside a complex sentence, the role of marking the subject without emphasising it too much.

Question 4

Which particle (이 / 가) can you use with the word 가방?

Answer 4

이

가방이

Question 5

Which particle (이 / 가) can you use with the word 학교?

Answer 5

가

학교가

Question 6

이름

Answer 6

A name

Question 7

뭐

Answer 7

What

Question 8

뭐예요?

Answer 8

… is what?

Question 9

이름이 뭐예요?

Answer 9

What is your name?

Question 10

학교

Answer 10

A school

Question 11

학교 식당

Answer 11

A school cafeteria

Question 12

어디

Answer 12

Where

See lesson 18

Question 13

있다

Answer 13

To be (at a location) / to exist

Question 14

학교 식당이 어디 있어요?

Answer 14

Where is the school cafeteria?

See lesson 18

Question 15

어디 있어요?

Answer 15

… is where?

Question 16

싸다

Answer 16

To be cheap / inexpensive

Question 17

그리고

Answer 17

And

Question 18

맛있다

Answer 18

To be delicious

Question 19

A name

Answer 19

이름

Question 20

What

Answer 20

뭐

Question 21

학교 식당이 싸요. 그리고 커피가 맛있어요.

Answer 21

The school cafeteria is cheap. And the coffee is delicious.

Question 22

… is what?

Answer 22

뭐예요?

Question 23

What is your name?

Answer 23

이름이 뭐예요?

Question 24

A school

Answer 24

학교

Question 25

Where

Answer 25

어디 | See lesson 18

Question 26

... is where?

Answer 26

어디 있어요?

Question 27

A school cafeteria

Answer 27

학교 식당

Question 28

To be (at a location) / to exist | See lesson 18

Answer 28

있다

Question 29

Where is the school cafeteria?

Answer 29

학교 식당이 어디 있어요? | See lesson 18

Question 30

To be cheap / inexpensive

Answer 30

싸다

Question 31

To be delicious

Answer 31

맛있다

Question 32

And

Answer 32

그리고

Question 33

The coffee is delicious.

Answer 33

커피가 맛있어요.

Question 34

The school cafeteria is cheap.

Answer 34

학교 식당이 싸요.

Question 35

좋다

Answer 35

To be good

Question 36

뭐가 좋아요?

Answer 36

What is good?

Question 37

Which one is more commonly used: 은 / 는 or 이 / 가?

Answer 37

이 / 가 The role of 은/는 as a ‘contrast’ factor is much stronger, so, when you form complex sentences, in general, 은/는 is not so commonly used all over the sentences. Often times 은/는/이/가 can be dropped, but when you need particles to clarify the meaning, 이/가 will be more commonly used.

Question 38

Person A: ABC 좋아요. = ABC is good. Person B: ABC 좋아요? XYZ이/가 좋아요! (You think) ABC is good? (I think) XYZ is good. How did the 이/가 change the sentence compared to "XYZ 좋아요"?

Answer 38

Person B disagreed and expressed his opinion that the subject of “being good” should be XYZ, not ABC, by adding the 이/가.

Question 39

To be good

Answer 39

좋다

Question 40

What is good?

Answer 40

뭐가 좋아요?